Kelli Maeshiro
Fly and Never Come Down
Mixed Media 40” x 40” x 84”
A mixed media piece exploring abstraction in terms of its formlessness or anti-form, its material deconstruction via process, producing meta-nar- ratives about transitory states of being and sublime transfor- mation, that allow metaphors of temporality and transport to come across like organic mate- rial, or atmospheric mass, guiding lights and transport vessels.
The sculptural work are composed like tissue formation or cellular membranes, that flow, grow, and connect across its threshold. Incorporating a variety of materials the work reveals the process of its manufac- ture, an apparent critique on the de-skilling of craft in post- modernist fashion, similar in approach by artists of process art or scatter art inclinations such as Barry Le Va, Polly Apfelbaum, or Sarah Sze.
KELLI MAESHIRO IS A CONTEMPORARY artist whose works incorporate elements of traditional Japanese craft and dyeing with contemporary materials such as synthetic fibers, plastics, and everyday materials to create a range of works from paintings and small sculptures to multi-lay ered expansive installations of objects, fabric, and paper. Born in Ishinomaki, Japan, Maeshiro is a transnational adoptee to a Japanese-American family from Honolulu, Hawaii. Her work addresses her multilayered identity by creating works that address the longing and forget- ting aspects of an identity in the flux of belonging.
It only takes a moment to fall in love again
Mixed Media
Size variable
It is a mixed media installation exploring abstraction in terms of its formlessness or anti-form, its material deconstruction via process, producing meta-narratives about transitory states of being and sublime transformation, that allow metaphors of temporality and transport to come across like organic mate- rial, or atmospheric mass, guiding lights and transport vessels.
The work will be made up of 16-24 pieces (two large and the rest medium to small size works) with the main body in centerstage and dispersing from there.
Tears drown in the wake of delight
Mixed Media
60” x 72” x 24”
A mixed media sculpture exploring abstraction in terms of its formlessness or anti-form, its material deconstruction via process, producing meta narratives about transitory states of being and sublime transformation, that allow metaphors of temporality and transport to come across like organic mate- rial, or atmospheric mass, guiding lights and transport vessels.The work is a cement and steel based “lamp-like” sculpture.